CRC CARES Teams Up with Habitat for Humanity ReStore
For the second time this year, the CRC CARES Foundation teamed up with Habitat for Humanity, this time in their Washington, DC area ReStore.
Our team of 16 volunteers helped ReStore stage their front showroom to look like other furniture retail stores, as a way to help customers easily find the products they need, allowing the organization to increase revenue.
We also assisted with back storage room organization, building much-needed metal shelving units to hold merchandise and rearranging furniture into logical categories.
The Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used furniture, appliances, home accessories, building materials, and more to the public at a fraction of the retail price.
ReStores are independently owned and operated by local Habitat for Humanity organizations. Proceeds are used to build homes, community, and hope locally around the world.
Building Better Communities with Habitat for Humanity
CRC CARES Foundation members partnered with Habitat for Humanity chapter on Friday, April 5, to work on three homes in a Southeast Washington, DC neighborhood.
The 20 volunteers were staffed on different tasks throughout the homes. Projects ranged from installing siding, cutting drywall to size and hanging, reorganizing fencing, and assisting with other various tasks assigned by AmeriCorps members leading the project.
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry that builds with people in need regardless of race or religion. Because there are nearly 2 billion people around the world who live in slum housing and more than 100 million homeless, Habitat helps by building or renovating simple, decent houses in partnership with those in need.
Habitat for Humanity has more than 1,400 local affiliates in the United States and more than 70 national organizations around the world. Together, they have helped more than one million families—about five million people—improve their living conditions since 1976.
Chelsea's Run 2013 Event Recap
Chelsea King was a stand-out high school scholar and athlete whose life was cut short by a heinous act in the midst of a training run in February 2010. Bolstered by the core values that she embodied, the Chelsea’s Light Foundation was established by her parents Kelly and Brent King to unite people who are passionate about protecting children and instilling positive change.
Chelsea’s loss affected thousands in the San Diego community, including local CRC and Clark Construction employees. In the midst of planning the 2010 CRC CARES Open, event organizers Jim Forburger and Veronica Natividad reached out to Chelsea’s Light Foundation and selected the charity’s Sunflower Scholarship Fund as a beneficiary of the annual charity golf tournament. The scholarship, named after Chelsea’s favorite flower, awards academic scholarships to college-bound San Diego high school seniors who embrace Chelsea’s service-over-self ethic.
The Kings decided to leave San Diego shortly after the tragedy and return to Naperville, Illinois where they previously lived to give their younger son Tyler a sense of familiarity and a fresh start. Deeply touched by the contribution from CRC CARES, Clark Construction, and its generous sponsors, Brent King made a special trip back to San Diego to attend the golf tournament. It was at the dinner and awards reception where Brent named CRC CARES and Clark Construction honorary sponsors of their inaugural Finish Chelsea’s Run in March 2011 and extended a personal invitation to Veronica to join the race planning committee. Jim was also invited to serve on the Board and remains actively involved with reviewing scholarship applications and interviewing the top candidates.
The annual Finish Chelsea’s Run in Balboa Park has become the primary fundraiser for the Chelsea’s Light Sunflower Scholarship Fund, attracting more than 6,000 race participants across the country. The CRC CARES team, comprised of CRC and Clark Construction employees and their family members, participates in the 5K run/walk each year and was recognized as the largest corporate team at the 2013 race. The event continues to be a moving and healing experience that promotes community engagement, awareness and visibility in support of stricter sex offender laws and the safety of children everywhere.